Bishops Sue Washington Over Law That Would Force Them To Violate the Sanctity of Confession in Child Abuse Cases The measure, signed by the governor, could lead to clergy being excommunicated, fined ...

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession ...

Bishops in Washington’s three Catholic dioceses announced Thursday that they will sue the state over a law signed by Democratic Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on May 2, requiring priests to break ...

The ruling stated that the new law, which was to take effect on Sunday, violates plaintiffs’ exercise of religion and forces ...

A federal judge has halted a Washington state law that required Catholic priests to break the seal of confession. The law ...

They join the Catholic bishops of Washington, who filed a federal lawsuit against the state on May 29 after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the bill into law May 2.

Catholic bishops vow to resist blue state law intruding on 'sacred' trust: 'Obey God rather than men' Seattle Archbishop Paul Etienne framed the issue as a question of whether the clergy is ...

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession ...

They join the Catholic bishops of Washington, who filed a federal lawsuit against the state on May 29 after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the bill into law May 2.

A group of Orthodox churches has joined the Catholic bishops of Washington state in suing the government over its requirement that clergy either violate the seal of confession or face jail time ...